Japan and China Near Formal Diplomatic Relations
Chinese Premier Chou En-lai and visiting Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka declared plans to terminate the 33 year state of war and restore full diplomatic ties. They spoke at a farewell banquet in Beijing noting a new chapter in Sino Japanese relations and nearing normalization.
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Peking
UPI
China
Japan
Chou En-lai
Chou
Kakuei Tanaka
Asia
Tanaka
Masayoshi) Ohira
Mao Tse Tung
Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
Mao
Nixon
Imperial Palace
Obira
Susumu Nikkaido
Great Hall of the People
Shanghai
Ja Peoples
Chou Enlai
Kokuei Tanaka
Moore Administration Accused of Bypassing Civil Service
State Sen. Robert Nelson accuses the Moore administration of bypassing civil service for promotions and pay raises. He says the law is being disregarded and Democrats are discriminated against without demonstrating loyalty to the administration. He cites complaints from workers in insurance and employment security and the fire marshal's office.
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Huntington
W.va
UPI
Robert Nelson
Cabell
Moore
Slope Limit Removed From National Strip Mining Bill
A national bill on strip mining eliminates the slope limit, signaling major changes in regulatory standards. The move affects mining operations, environmental oversight, and the potential for increased extraction activity nationwide.
House panel rewrites strip mining bill to ease slope ban
Interior and Insular Affairs Committee scrapped the 20 degree slope ban and kept a general prohibition while allowing Interior to waive it if reclamation can be shown. Rep. Roncalio urged the revision. Rep. Hechler criticized the move saying abolition is the only solution.
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Drew von Bergen Washington
UPI
House
Interior and Insular Affairs Committee
Teno Roncalio
D-Wyo
Appalachia
Wayne Aspinall
D-Corp
House Rules Committee
Congress
Secretary of Interior
Roncalio
Philip Burton
D-Calif
Democratic
George S. McGovern
National Coal Association
Senate
Ken Hechler
D-W.va
Hechler
Postmaster Feazell cites parking changes at Beckley office
Postmaster Feazell says changes not improvements govern postal parking. Accidents involve Register Reporter patrons and postal vehicles. Plans to reopen the south side lot are near, with remodeling contracts let last spring.
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Doug Yarrow
Register
Beckley Post Office
Croft Street
Harry Ballou
Miller Carbon
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Ias
John I
Jack” Scott
Louisville
Last Jr
U.S. Postal Service
Washington
Russell Feazell
Everett D
Beckley
Bazzie
Feazell
Katz
Bassie
L.G
John” ' Underwood
U.S
Postal Department
Judge Sets Late Name On Ballot In Mercer County
Mercer Circuit Judge Jerome Katz ruled Republicans attempted to place Scott on the ballot, a decision with potential state-wide impact. The ruling centers on ballot timing and statutory requirements for candidate names on the Princeton based ticket.
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Mercer Circuit
Jerome Katz
Scott
POWs Freed If War Ends Says Captured Pilot
In Copenhagen three American pilots released from war camps urge progress toward peace. Charles, Gartley, and Elias describe their relief at freedom and call on the American public to end the war, while activists press for broader prisoner returns and direct homeward flights via SAS.
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Copenhagen
UPI
Cora Weiss
Navy
J.g
Norris Charlesi
Hanais
San Diego
Calif
U.S
Wes Ospers
York
Moscow
Mortar Barrage Strikes South Vietnamese Base
Communist troops fired more than 1,000 shells into a central coast base and launched ground assaults in South Vietnam as reported by UPI from Saigon. The shelling targeted the base area and followed recent clashes along the coast.
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Saigon
UPI
Quang Ngai
Hanoi
Nhon Trach
Edward Bassett
U.S
Quang -Ngai
Times Endorses Senator McGovern in Editorial
The New York Times endorsed Senator George S. McGovern citing his humanitarian philosophy and integrity while criticizing the Nixon administration for escalating war actions. The editorial states a McGovern win would restore government by and for the people amid ongoing Southeast Asia fighting and battlefield losses.
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New York
UPD
New York Times Today
George S. McGovern
Philosphy
the Times
McGovern
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Peking
Moscow
Washington
Rain Triggers Flood Fears in Gilbert Creek Area
In Gilbert West Virginia mayor Jim May reports that heavy rain swelled Gilbert Creek flooding a highway and loosening two bridge foundations. A woman was stranded but rescued as one bridge was blocked and two are damaged. Flood warning extended over southern Mingo Logan counties and parts of McDowell Wyoming.
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Gilbert Creek
Gilbert
W.va
Jim May
May
National Weather Service
Charleston
Mingo
Logan
McDowell
Wyoming
Rain Expected in Beckley Area Through Friday
Weather forecast indicates variable clouds and showers probable after noon through Friday in Beckley and vicinity. This afternoon highs near 70 with a low around 60 tonight. Friday highs near 70. Precipitation chances: 0% this afternoon, 40% tonight, 0% Friday.
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Beckley
Rockefeller Wins Railway Union Backing in West Virginia Race
Secretary of State John D. Rockefeller IV gains 13 additional railway union endorsements through the Railway Labor Executives Association. The release notes previous support from United Transportation Union, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way, totaling about 10,000 members.
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Charleston
W.va
UPD
John D. Rockefeller IV
J. Taylor Soop
Railway Labor Executives’ Association
Rockefeller
United Transportation ‘Union
Brotherhood “of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood’ of Maintenance
Fire Service Billing Planned for Beckley Oct 1
Beckley set to mail fire service fee bills starting in October to fund capital improvements for the Fire Department. The ordinance splits properties into four categories, with a minimum $1 yearly fee and payments due in November and May. Penalties apply for late installments.
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Fire Service
Eve Breck
Beckley
Mail
Recorder-Treasurer
Larry F. Stover
Tor
Rating Bureau
Harvesting horseradish roots in early fall advised
Larry Cavendish of West Virginia University says horseradish should be harvested in early fall. He notes leaving root pieces in the soil helps sustain stock and cautions on proper digging practices.
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Larry Cavendish
Area Appalachian Center
West Virginia University
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